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October 21, 2024 41 mins

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Wholehearted—Loving God With All Your Heart

Christy and Melanie talk with special guest Dr. Joshua Straub about parenting the hearts of our children through helping them share and process emotions. Hint: it has a lot to do with how we talk about and work through our own emotions!

Josh takes most pride in his role as a husband and dad. He and his wife Christi are the co-founders of Famous at Home (including the Famous at Home podcast),a treasure trove of resources to equip men, women, and children to become everything God has called them to be. With extensive backgrounds in counseling, both Josh and Christi aim to lead people home—acting not just as coaches, but also spiritual directors and pastoral guides. Josh & Cristi have written multiple books, including three children’s books, What Am I Feeling?, What Do I Do With Worry?, and What Do I Do with Anger? to help parents foster emotional awareness in kids.

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Discussion questions:

  • Read Proverbs 22:6. How does what you heard today help you better understand this verse?
  • How are you talking about emotions with your kid(s) currently? What is working well? What feels challenging? How/where might you need some help?
  • What did you learn today about creating a “safe” environment in your home so that your children (of any age feel) comfortable to talk about emotions and maybe even sin? What is one way you can begin to implement/grow this idea of being a “safe house” in your own home?
  • Spend some time in prayer:
  1. Ask God to help you be mindful of who you are becoming as an adult and how that is shaping your parenting. Ask God to help you grow in love and affection for your kids and their hearts, and to help you find helpful and healthy ways to manage your own stress so that you can model that for your kids.
  2. Take a moment to specifically pray over the hearts of your kids. You could even use the words of Proverbs 3:1-8 as a part of your prayer.

And check out the October #2 Bonus Episode! We have a panel of moms representing a variety of ages and stages of motherhood; they share stories and personal experiences of how they have learned to parent the hearts of their children. Note: MomLife members have special access t

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